The 2026 Michigan Garden Plant Tour is happening now through Aug. 7. The tour is a free, coordinated open house of leading young plant producers of ornamentals and Michigan State University. The objective of the tour is to educate growers and industry professionals about new and existing plant selections and how they perform in different outdoor settings. Greenhouse growers, landscapers, garden center operators, and nurserymen are invited to visit each of these participating tour sites during this two-week period. It’s is a terrific way to observe plant performance at different locations and grown under various landscape conditions, both in the ground and in containers.